Genesis

Genesis 47:23–24

23Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land. 24At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”

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Genesis 47:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Now thatהֵן֩hênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
I have acquiredקָנִ֨יתִיqā·nî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7069 get, acquire
you and your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם’aḏ·maṯ·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH127 ground, land
for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הlə·p̄ar·‘ōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
hereהֵֽא־hê-InterjectionH1887 lo, behold!
is seedזֶ֔רַעze·ra‘Noun - masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
for youלָכֶ֣םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
to sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םū·zə·ra‘·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH2232 sow, scatter seed
in the landהָאֲדָמָֽה׃hā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land

Genesis 47:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
At harvest timeבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תbat·tə·ḇū·’ōṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH8393 product, revenue
you are to giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םū·nə·ṯat·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
a fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתḥă·mî·šîṯNumber - ordinal feminine singularH2549 fifth
of it to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הlə·p̄ar·‘ōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
and four-fifthsוְאַרְבַּ֣עwə·’ar·ba‘Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular constructH702 four
will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
yoursלָכֶם֩lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
as seedלְזֶ֨רַעlə·ze·ra‘Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
for the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הhaś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
and food for yourselvesוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םū·lə·’ā·ḵə·lə·ḵemConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine pluralH400 food
and your householdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םbə·ḇāt·tê·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1004 house
and childrenלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃lə·ṭap·pə·ḵemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH2945 children

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Genesis 47:24 Genesis 41:34 · Psalm 41:1 · Psalm 112:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.